Learning English from TV is a real easy way to learn English. If you sit with a dictionary you can look up words as the story continues. Perhaps, a better way to do it is write down the words you don't understand, look them up at the end - then watch the film again!

The only way to improve your written English is to write, write, write and then read, read, read. Places like alt.english.usage and misc.education.language.english are good because of the teachers there, who are all happy to answer you questions. I'm one of them.

This student forum is a good place to practise writing, but you'll learn more English from teachers.

Learning English from TV is a real easy way to learn English. If you sit with a dictionary you can look up words as the story continues. Perhaps, a better way to do it is write down the words you don't understand, look them up at the end - then watch the film again!

The only way to improve your written English is to write, write, write and then read, read, read. Places like alt.english.usage and misc.education.language.english are good because of the teachers there, who are all happy to answer you questions. I'm one of them.

This student forum is a good place to practise writing, but you'll learn more English from teachers.

Regards,
Iain

Yes, I totally agree with you, Iain. The more you read, the more you can write; that is the only way to improve. Once you have enough practise, you will be able to express more creatively and freely, Winnie.

dear dduck and wing,
nive to meet you !
thank you very much!!!!!!
i am so glad , os happy to receive your reply!!!
i will follow suit to your suggestions to improve my english by write write write and write , read read read and read!!! really , thankyou both of you!!!!
by the way , i am interested to know where are you come from , or i may say , what's your nationality? i guess you both are chinese , and may may is Hong Konger! right?!?
yours,
winnie

dear dduck and wing,
(sorry , there are some typing mistakes on my above article)
nice to meet you !
thank you very much!!!!!!
i am so glad , so happy to received your reply!!!
i will follow suit to your suggestions to improve my english by write write write and write , read read read and read!!! really , thankyou both of you!!!!
by the way , i am interested to know where are you come from , or i may say , what's your nationality? i guess you both are chinese , and may be is Hong Konger! right?!?
yours,
winnie

If you haven't the chance to get the British and American TV programmes, you've got plenty of materials here on internet. Personally, I don't use the English language in my daily life but I try to listen to English things everyday: radio (not difficult to have the BBC from the north of France) or for instance by listening to Dvd's subtitled in English. That's an easier way to understand them and to improve your ability for reading....

Nah, I left CityU three months ago. In short, I'm 22 now.
English is a crazy language I am crazy about, but perhaps it's just a matter of the fact that it is our second language, I can't feel it is easy to remember the spellings.
Big bother, big brother......I made such a mistake.

If you haven't the chance to get the British and American TV programmes, you've got plenty of materials here on internet. Personally, I don't use the English language in my daily life but I try to listen to English things everyday: radio (not difficult to have the BBC from the north of France) or for instance by listening to Dvd's subtitled in English. That's an easier way to understand them and to improve your ability for reading....

Hi Chris, aren't you a native speaker? And already found the way through the supermarket?

No, I'm not a native speaker. To me English is only a hobby like gardening for somebody else. A wonderful gateway to the world. I usually go to Britain around two weeks per year but it's not enough to improve your efficiency. So I try to practise during the year here in those different forums. The Chinese language is certainly more difficult than the English one and with all these signs everywhere:" I will be lost in the supermarket" In English, I think they usually say "It's all greek", in French we used to say "that's Chinese".

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Lost In The Supermarket/London Calling/The Clash (1979)

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